THE ROYAL FORESTRY SOCIETY
Registered charity 306093 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as R F S, THE ROYAL FORESTRY SOCIETY OF ENGLAND AND WALES, THE ROYAL FORESTRY SOCIETY OF ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND
Educational charityPromoting the wise management of trees and woods
Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £37,062 from operations, with total income of £1,003,818 and total expenditure of £966,756. The trustees report indicates that free unrestricted reserves of £217,924 represent approximately two months of normal expenditure, which is below the trustees' stated intention to increase this level to ensure operational continuity during severe disruption. The independent auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £218k; policy: two months of normal expenditure)
“This amount represents around two months of normal expenditure by the charity. The trustees intend to increase this to a level at which the Society can ensure operational continuity in the event of a severe disruption.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Ellacotts Audit Services Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 December 2025)
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Alison Field — President (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- GREGORY, Felix Silas — director, appointed 20/02/2024on trustee list
- HARRISON, Caroline — director, appointed 20/02/2024not on trustee list
- VICKERS, Gregory Joseph — director, appointed 20/02/2024on trustee list
- FIELD, Alison Blanche — director, appointed 01/10/2022on trustee list
- SCHIAVONE, Harriet Charlotte Christina — director, appointed 07/06/2022on trustee list
- LUNDBERG, Cheryl — director, appointed 05/10/2021on trustee list
- TUBBY, Ian William — director, appointed 05/10/2021on trustee list
- MORGAN-GILES, Rodney Charles Howard — director, appointed 13/06/2017on trustee list
- WILLIAMS, Christopher Edward — secretary, appointed 26/04/2021
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£79k
Reported reserves equal ~21.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (60% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (20/01/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Alison Blanche Field
- Benjamin Cadoc Herbert
- Caroline Ayre
- Cheryl Lundberg
- Felix Gregory
- Gregory Joseph Vickers
- Harriet Charlotte Christina Schiavone
- Ian William Tubby
- James Robert Hamilton Stubber
- Rodney Morgan-Giles · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE ROYAL FORESTRY SOCIETY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £37,062 from operations, with total income of £1,003,818 and total expenditure of £966,756. The trustees report indicates that free unrestricted reserves of £217,924 represent approximately two months of normal expenditure, which is below the trustees' stated intention to increase this level to ensure operational continuity during severe disruption. The independent auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ellacotts Audit Services Limited.
Who funds THE ROYAL FORESTRY SOCIETY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL FORESTRY SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE ALA GREEN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JANUS FOUNDATION, THE CHARTLEY FOUNDATION, THE SHERWOOD FOREST TRUST, THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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